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Lawyer appealing Alberta's drunk driving legislation

An Edmonton lawyer thinks the constitutional challenge of Alberta's impaired driving legislation could eventually end up in the Supreme Court.
Nate Whitling has filed a notice to appeal a judge's decision last month. The judge ruled in favour of Alberta's law, which allows the province to take away your licence until your drunk driving case is resolved in court. Whitling believes the law encourages some drivers to plead guilty -- even if they're not -- just to get their lives and their licences...